Tag Archives: Delta-V

Episode 120: Ramp Rash, Tigers & Ballooning

Posted on October 26, 2010 by admin
Australia Desk Episode 120 [ 8:02 | 7.36 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Australia Desk Episode 120 Outtakes [ 1:11 | 1.08 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Beautiful weather leads to some great hot air ballooning for Grant in the Yarra Valley but meanwhile there’s heaps of aviation news to review down under, including: Australian Department of Transport tells the US DOT that the Delta-V alliance should … Continue reading →

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Episode 119: Pacific Peso Parity

Posted on October 19, 2010 by admin
Australia Desk Episode 119 [ 6:21 | 5.82 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Australia Desk Episode 119 Outtakes [ 1:00 | 0.91 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Now that the Australian dollar has finally returned to parity with the US dollar (for the first time in decades), Grant has had to drag Steve away from hunting microphones on eBay to record the AusDesk. This episode we cover … Continue reading →

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Episode 114: Virgin Blue’s Strategies in Tatters?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin
Australia Desk Episode 114 [ 8:43 | 6 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Produced for Airplane Geeks episode 114: Virgin Blue has received some rather bad news this week: US DoT rejects the Delta-V alliance across the Pacific ACCC rejects the Air New Zealand trans-tasman alliance We also talk about how Qantas are … Continue reading →

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Episode 108: Cash for Clunkers

Posted on August 3, 2010 by admin
Australia Desk Episode 108 [ 10:47 | 9.87 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
Australia Desk Episode 108 Outtakes [ 0:41 | 0.63 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Produced for Airplane Geeks episode 108: Grant is flying high on pain killers after damaging his shoulder so Steve’s considering calling him a clunker & cashing him. Meanwhile, things are getting hot over the Tasman airspace: AirAsiaX may leap into … Continue reading →

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Episode 58: Grant’s Flying Solo

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin
Australia Desk Episode 58 [ 5:16 | 3.61 MB ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Steve’s on a V Australia 777 heading to the USA for a family vacation so Grant’s running this one solo: V Australia & Delta Airlines code sharing agreement is starting to be called Delta-V and both Tiger Airlines and Air … Continue reading →

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